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Fantastic Poet Breakdown: Auden Again!
The last time we took a break from the Terrible Poetry Breakdown series, we focused on a fantastic poem by W.H. Auden (and the many great poets who were inspired by it). This time, we’re going to look at this amazing New York Review of Books article by Edward Mendelson, which made me admire Auden Continue reading
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Flannery Speaks!
Have you ever been disappointed by hearing recordings of famous authors? No? Then maybe you haven’t heard enough of them. The sound of Hemingway bloviatiang about the time he “banged” Marlene Dietrich (“that Kraut”) is not something you can ever unhear. Fear not, reader! I’m not going to link to that. Instead, here’s an illuminating, uplifting experience: listening Continue reading
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Small Press Shout-Out: Bobbledy Books!
I might be wrong, but I think we’ve only had one small press so far that was specifically dedicated to children’s books. (That, of course, was B-Corp pioneer Little Pickle Press. Go check them out if you haven’t yet!) In any case, I’m happy to add another small-press-for-kids to our list of shout-out recipients. And Continue reading
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Formatting an E-Book in 2014
Think of this as a disinterested public service message to all my fellow authors and small pressers and indie publishers. If you’re like me, you stumble your way through the e-book formatting process, reaching for Google every time you hit a fork in the road. Sometimes this works out well: the how-to article you find Continue reading
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The Futurists in Fat City
Just the other day it was the discovery of Charlie Chaplin’s novella. Now comes another article about Bologna: Diners at the Bologna location were dubbed “experimental passengers,” seated in a room that resembled a fuselage, and served dishes named for an airplane’s various gear. Engine noises blared in lieu of Wagner. The experimental passengers came away Continue reading
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Brightening Your Day With a Little Little My
You wake up. Grumble your way to work. Slug down some coffee. Read some horror show news about people cheating America. It’s the end of March. There’s snow on the ground. Do you really want to blog about these stories? Like this one? Workers’ compensation insurance premium fraud is so commonplace that it costs the Continue reading
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Paperback Now Available! (And Bonus Minisode!)
Here we go! I’m pleased to announce that the paperback of The Promotion is now for sale at Amazon.com! Kindle version is also available. Amazon’s currently running a sale on both The Race and The Promotion in honor of the new release. And now…a special bonus episode of The Promotion. Enjoy! Previously in The Promotion: Minisode #3: In Continue reading
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Small Press Shout-Out: The New Press!
One of the most gratifying aspects of giving small presses a shout-out is that so many of them have a strong sense of purpose. Whether it’s becoming a B Corporation, or providing us with passports to international crime fiction, or building a community around works about identity, or helping to put more Asian and Pacific Island diaspora literature Continue reading
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Free Fiction: The Promotion Minisode #3
As previously announced, The Promotion: A Novella is now available for sale from Amazon as an e-book. I just approved the print version, which should be available very soon. As usual, I’m trying to keep costs down for the reader by pricing the e-book at $2.99 and the paperback at $4.99, at least for now. I’m Continue reading
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How to Review Books by Alison Lurie
Man oh man. People, we have here a reviewer who has reached Stage Five on the scale of Great Book Reviews. An exciting development. What are the stages? Let’s see… Sometimes a reviewer makes you excited about a particular book. Let’s call that Stage One. Sometimes a reviewer makes you want to read all the Continue reading
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